More Than a Sport: Running Star Amanal Petros on Integration and the Pressure of Winning
Amanal Petros is the first German runner to reach the absolute top tier of international middle- and long-distance running. His extraordinary talent was discovered purely by chance. At the age of 16, he fled from Ethiopia to Germany. Within just a few years, Amanal Petros rose to the pinnacle of German and European athletics, setting German and European records and winning several medals at European and World Championships. For Amanal Petros, running has always also been a necessity to support his family, who still live in Ethiopia. In his autobiography, however, he does not only share the story of his career and his love for running, but also describes his arrival in Germany as a refugee. The deeply personal and moving story of an exceptional athlete in elite German sport who is as endearing as he is impressive.
